Q1DanielDelany

Document Q1DanielDelany

1. Your Name

Daniel Delany

2. Your field of study?

Computer Science

3. In which semester of study are you?

1st semester of senior year

4. Why are you interested in taking this course?

I've pretty much committed to spending a large portion of my life creating computer systems for people. I think it's important to understand the effects these technologies are having at a social level, and how our society can inform new technologies.

5. What courses / work activities / background knowledge do you have which might be relevant to this course?

Related Coursework:

• User Interface Design (CSCI 4838) - Developed UI for "Phonomicon" project, an application to study language development in children through phonological analysis. Download final project report (2.5MB PDF), or application (1.5MB executable JAR file in ZIP package, Java 6 required).
• CS Independent Study (CSCI 4900) - Developed a tangible multitouch interface (similar to Microsoft Surface), built on the Reactivision framework. Download project grant proposal (263KB PDF).

Professional Experience:

• Norvax (link) - Web Developer (Summer 2008) - Chicago, Illinois.
  • Developing client-facing web interfaces, client e-mails
• Blue Tent Marketing (link) - Web Developer (2004-Present) - Basalt & Boulder, Colorado.
  • Graphic and web design (Photoshop, HTML w/ CSS layouts).
  • Transforming existing static sites to database/CMS-driven dynamic sites.
  • Implementing search engine optimization strategies (tagging, 301 redirects, etc).
  • General site management services as requested by clients.
• Access Roaring Fork (link) - Freelance Web Designer (2004-2005) - El Jebel, Colorado.
  • Developed and implemented CMS-driven site for Besa Foundation.
  • General tech and IT consulting.

6. Indicate your own digital literacy / fluency:
6.1. Describe your programming experience (languages, projects)

• Web: HTML/CSS guru, experience with PHP/Javascript/AJAX, installing and setting up server-side applications (MovableType, content management systems, etc.), limited MySQL experience.
• Programming: Java (NetBeans and Eclipse IDEs), C and C++, Python and Perl scripting, Processing.

6.2. What applications are you familiar with (e.g. Photoshop, Canvas, Dreamweaver,...)?

Adobe Photoshop CS3, Dreamweaver CS3, Illustrator CS3, limited Flash experience, MS Word/Excel, 3D CAD (Rhinoceros, Google SketchUp), Music software (Audacity, Max/MSP, ProTools, Reason).

7 Give a brief description of the most important book / article which you have read with respect to the topic of the course.

Hacker News

8. What do you hope and expect to learn from this course?

The ways in which computer systems are creating new social constructs.